The Complete Works of the Pearl Poet

Andrew, Malcolm; Waldron, Ronald; Peterson, Clifford

ISBN 10: 0520078713 / ISBN 13: 9780520078710

Published by University of California Press (edition First Edition), 1993

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0520078713-8-1

Synopsis:

This edition presents, for the first time, the entire oeuvre of the Pearl poet with both the original Middle English works and complete verse translations. Poet and scholar Casey Finch uses anapestic tetrameters (and iambic tetrameter for Pearl) in his translations rather than the accented tetrameters of the originals, thus achieving the rhythmic regularity the poems would have displayed when performed to music, as they surely were meant to be. Finch's translations are printed facing the best modern editions of the poems, those of Malcolm Andrew and Ronald Waldron and of Clifford Peterson.

About the Author: The late Casey Finch taught in the Department of English at New York University. He was the author of two books of poetry, The Forbidden Book (1981) and Harming Others (1992), and several scholarly articles on literary topics.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Complete Works of the Pearl Poet
Publisher: University of California Press (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.